Take a Look at the FHSD Parent Academy Schedule for 2024-2025

Forest Hills School District is thrilled to announce the 2024-2025 schedule and list of featured speakers for the popular Parent Academy series. The district is introducing new topics and special presentations based on feedback from community members, specifically designing this year’s lineup to offer helpful and relevant information to all FHSD families.

Parent Academy Night offers parents and guardians, PreK-12, the opportunity to learn about a variety of topics that can benefit them and their student(s). Our wonderful FHSD teachers, administrators and community members have all volunteered their time to make these programs possible, and it has been designed to benefit families with students of all ages.

The 2024-2025 program and featured speakers are made possible through the generous support of the Forest Hills Foundation for Education. You can learn more about how the Foundation supports students in the district and find information about donating at their website at www.fhfe.org.

Take a moment to save the dates for this year’s Parent Academy evenings.

• Tuesday, October 22, 2024 - REGISTER NOW
  
  • Featured Speaker: 
    
    • Beech Acres Parenting Center presents “Talking to your kids about...Puberty/Human Development/Sex Ed,” with practical tips, age-appropriate language and strategies to foster open and honest communication with your children about their changing bodies.
  • Full Schedule and List of Topics
  • Registration Form
• Tuesday, November 19, 2024
  
  • Featured Speakers:
    
    • OSPREY Anderson presents a viewing of “Screenagers” with a social media and digital workshop. Students are encouraged to attend with parents and guardians.
    • Beech Acres Parenting Center presents “Managing Meltdowns & Big Emotions,” providing effective strategies to handle your child’s meltdowns and teach them to manage big emotions.
• Thursday, January 23, 2025
  
  • Featured Speakers:
    
    • The Ohio Poison Center and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital present “Marijuana: Hidden Risks, Trends and Harm Reduction Strategies.”
    • Beech Acres Parenting Center presents “Navigating the Turbulent Tweens/Teens,” with insights into supporting your tween or teen through mistakes and fostering their independence while maintaining a strong relationship.
• Tuesday, February 25, 2025
  
  • Featured Speaker: 
    
    • Beech Acres Parenting Center presents “Why Can’t My Child Stay on Task?” Understanding age-appropriate expectations and methods to help your child stay focused and complete tasks effectively.

FHSD is sincerely grateful for the widespread support from community organizations, volunteers and local businesses that offer their expertise for the topics offered at Parent Academy. The district is partnering with Beech Acres Parenting Center and its Parent Connext Program to offer a series of conversations across all four events this school year, which are listed among the featured speakers above.

Specific topics and registration information will be shared via direct email with all FHSD families a few weeks prior to the event. That information will also be posted on www.foresthills.edu.

Each Parent Academy will be held at Nagel Middle School, 1500 Nagel Road, Cincinnati, OH 45255. The program will run from 6:30-8 p.m. each evening. Anyone with questions can call FHSD Central Office at (513) 231-3600 or email Bob Buck, Director of Elementary Teaching and Learning, at bobbuck@foresthills.edu.